artless

[US]/ˈɑːtləs/
[UK]/ˈɑːrtləs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. simple, innocent, natural, unaffected, unpretentious

Example Sentences

an artless, naive girl.

en kunstfærdig, naiv pige.

an artless literary masterpiece.

et kunstfærdigt litterært mesterværk.

the government's artless drift

regeringens kunstfærdige sløvhed

her awkward, artless prose.

hendes klodsede, kunstfærdige prosa.

a woman of artless grace and simple goodness.

en kvinde med kunstfærdig ynde og simpel godhed.

He smiled as artless as a child of 5.

Han smilede lige så kunstfærdigt som et 5-årigt barn.

Real-world Examples

" I kissed her, " began Demi, with artless frankness.

Jeg kyssede hende," begyndte Demi med en uskyldig åbenhed.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

" I thought you knowed everything, father, " said the artless boy.

Jeg troede, du vidste alt, far," sagde den uskyldige dreng.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

The guard was cheated by his artless artifice.

Vagten blev snydt af hans uskyldige list.

Source: Pan Pan

With what delight did Ambrosio listen to the declaration of her artless gratitude!

Med hvilken fryd lyttede Ambrosio til hendes uskyldige taknemmelighed!

Source: Monk (Part 2)

To acquire the right of obliging her, and hear the artless expressions of her gratitude!

At erhverve retten til at behage hende og høre hendes uskyldige udtryk for taknemmelighed!

Source: Monk (Part 2)

Where and with whomsoever I have lived I have always been considered to be entirely artless.

Hvor og med hvem jeg end har levet, jeg er altid blevet betragtet som fuldstændig uskyldig.

Source: Goose Palm Queen Barbecue Restaurant (Part 1)

Scarlet ibis nests have been  called " artless, " because, really, it's just a loose formation of sticks.

Scarlet ibis-reder er blevet kaldt "uskyldige", fordi det i virkeligheden bare er en løs samling af pinde.

Source: Animal Logic

" I will detain you no longer then, monsieur, " she said, employing the round and artless eye.

Jeg vil ikke forsinke dig længere, monsieur," sagde hun og brugte det runde og uskyldige blik.

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

Within one moment they would be round and artless like a child's, and long and cozening like a gypsy's.

Inden for et øjeblik ville de være runde og uskyldige som et barns, og lange og snedige som en sigøjners.

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

Soothing him with his artless talk of her, the child persuaded him to take some rest, to walk abroad-to do almost as he desired him.

Han beroligede ham med sin uskyldige snak om hende, og barnet fik ham overtalt til at tage lidt hvile, til at gå ud at trave - til at gøre næsten som han bad ham om.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 5

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